KC Performs

Glenn North recites "I Sing Their Names" as part of KC Performs.

KC Performs | Deploying Poetry to Say Their Names

Glenn North’s new poem, “I Sing Their Names,” celebrates Kansas City Black history.

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A scene from "Overture: The Musical."

KC Performs | S#arp Women Celebrate ‘Another Hat’

KC Performs presents “Another Hat,” a song from “Overture: The Musical,” created by S#arp Women.

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Owen/Cox Dance Group appears on "KC Performs."

KC Performs | Rachmaninoff Inspires Moving Dance Performance

The Owen/Cox Dance Group and Kansas City Chorale collaborate on “And The Darkness Has Not Overcome It,” backed by an achingly beautiful composition by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

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A dancer with Ballet Street Project on "KC Performs."

KC Performs | The Poetry of Allen Ginsberg Set to Music and Dance

The Ballet Street Project interprets Allen Ginsberg’s “Wichita Vortex Sutra.”

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Quixotic performs as part of "KC Performs," a new show on Kansas City PBS.

KC Performs | A Quixotic New Year’s Day Celebration

Quixotic performs as part of “KC Performs,” a new show on Kansas City PBS that lends a broadcast stage to performers whose venues have been darkened by the pandemic.

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